http://www.taccmadison.org Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:37:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Friends of TACC-Madison, We are excited to announce that we have started a book campaign to build a small library on Turkish literature, culture, and history at TACC.  As the number of our members and friends increase, we need more resources on Turkish culture. We also ... http://www.taccmadison.org/2012/01/28/book-campaign/ Turk-Amerikan Toplumunun Degerli Uyeleri, Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Chicago Baskonsolosu Sayin Fatih Yildiz,  Madison ziyareti cercevesinde 26 Ocak Persembe gunu saat 20:00'da Turk-Amerikan Kultur Merkezi'ne tesrif edeceklerdir. Bu onemli bulusmada siz degerli uyelerimizi de  aramizda gormekten mutluluk duyacagiz. Kultur Merkez'indeki bulusmaya katilmak isteyenler icin adres ve web sitemiz: 437 ... http://www.taccmadison.org/2012/01/26/turk-amerikan-toplumunun-degerli-uyeleri/ Turkish-American Community in Madison came together at the Eagle Heights Community Center and celebrated Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha). At the beginning of the program, Turkish-American families served a rich meal, including meat, rice, salad, and baklava. Then, Alper Bolat, a Turkish businessman, gave the keynote speech. He extended his sympathies to ... http://www.taccmadison.org/2011/11/06/celebrated-kurban-bayrami-eid-al-adha/ Eid al-Fitr, the festival of fast-breaking, is an important Muslim holiday, celebrated at the end of Ramadan. We believe that  festivals like Eid al-Fitr help bring together people from different cultural and social backgrounds to reinforce friendship and emphasize on the values such as mutual understanding, respect, love, ... http://www.taccmadison.org/2011/08/31/celebrated-ramazan-bayrami-eid-al-fitr/ TACC-Madison members meet people of different backgrounds to share Ramadan iftar dinners. Ramadan is the ninth month of the lunar calendar, when Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. It is also the month when the relationships within and outside the community are strengthened by fasting and breaking the fast together. Ramadan ... http://www.taccmadison.org/2011/08/10/ramadan-iftar-dinner/ On July 24th, a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the Turkish American community got together with American families for a picnic at Lake Mendota Public Park. The weather was perfect for the picnic. People were smiling, chatting, laughing, talking and enjoying each others company. The friends we didn't see for a long ... http://www.taccmadison.org/2011/07/24/community-picnic/ The loss of life and great destruction of property in Japan due to the 8.9 magnitude earthquake followed by a devastating tsunami on Friday, March 11, 2011 saddened Turkish Community of Madison. We remember very well that Japanese people generously and graciously extended their helping hand to Turkish people in ... http://www.taccmadison.org/2011/04/23/japan-earthquake-relief-turkish-japanese-friendship-meeting/ TACC-Madison hosted a celebration for Noah’s Pudding Day (Aşure). Following a brief presentation about Prophet Noah and Noah’s Pudding traditions in Turkey, our guests enjoyed the great taste of Noah's Pudding, which is cooked by our volunteers. We also served a selection of Turkish cookies and appetizers. This event provided ... http://www.taccmadison.org/2011/03/12/noahs-pudding-day-celebrated-2/ Today we hosted our December 2010 Cook & Share. Rabia demonstrated how to make the traditional Turkish Ezo Gelin soup. As always, we had such a great time. We even had some guests dropping in to see what is cooking because the hallway was filled with the aroma of the ... http://www.taccmadison.org/2010/12/04/turkish-ezo-gelin-soup-cook-share/ In order to get to know more about our Turkish community and culture, representatives of the Madison Police Department visited our cultural center on Saturday, December 4th, 2010. They gave a presentation about their daily work, and also some informative topics including personal safety tips, local/state laws not well-known by the ... http://www.taccmadison.org/2010/12/04/hosted-madison-police-department-representatives/